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The most immediate impact of Gutenberg's invention (printing press) was on business, banking, and government, as large institutions across Europe quickly embraced the technology. His press and those of imitators quickly brought the cost of printing down so much that it helped spark the rapid diffusion of knowledge, the rise of widespread literacy, and the dramatic acceleration of European intellectual and economic progress.

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